Choices in the face of great temptation

Liana 2022-03-01 08:01:47

Person of the Year, Robin Williams, 2006. Talk show actor Tom Dobbs, who makes a living by satirizing current affairs, participated in the presidential election at the suggestion of the audience, won the election due to a computer voting system error, and is about to become president. Eleanor Green, the developer and programmer of the computer voting system, found that the system made a mistake in reporting the company's boss, but framed Eleanor because the boss was afraid of affecting the company's stock. Eleanor had nowhere to go and found Tom, who was preparing to be president, to tell the truth. Tom finally revealed the truth and gave up the presidency to return to the talk show industry, and married Eleanor. It may be intentional. The film sets a very low bug for the computer voting system, that is, the protagonist's surname has two B's, and the sorting takes precedence over the two G's and two L's in the other two candidates' surnames, so male The Lord won the election. The film alludes to a computer-counting error in the 2004 U.S. election. The contradiction, entanglement, and struggling psychology of the male and female protagonists after finding out that the election results were wrong, and the behavior of the software company who framed the female protagonist many times and tried to cover up the truth in order to protect the company's interests after finding out that the program was wrong. It has repeatedly been emphasized that presidential candidates should not prepare campaign funds to escape the control of consortia. The sharp question of whether the president should be loyal to his party or to the United States is raised. It's just that Robin Williams' body movements are too stiff, especially when the range of motion is large. All in all, it's still a movie worth watching.

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Extended Reading
  • Maiya 2022-03-01 08:01:47

    The director of "Rain Man" and Robin collaborated again after "Good Morning Vietnam". This time it is a political comedy. The plot is a bit old-fashioned, but the performance and some dialogues are quite classic, so you can watch it.

  • Kassandra 2022-03-16 09:01:08

    "Rudeness is a defender of liberty, not just its apologist. That's why we do it, shock the world, and that's what we have to do."

Man of the Year quotes

  • Tom Dobbs: Even in the face of tyranny, there is comedy. Remember those two Jewish commandos who were sent to kill Hitler at 12:30? They waited in an alley with guns, bombs and knives... only Hitler didn't show up. After half an hour came and went, still no Hitler. Finally, one Jew turns to the other and says, "My God, I hope nothing happened to him."

  • Tom Dobbs: You can't spend $200 million running for office without owing *something* to *somebody*. Those who can't afford lobbyists have no advocate. The Statue of Liberty says, "Give me your tired, your poor." Government says, "Give me your wealthy, your gifted, your endowed."